Allen and Cindy Wilkins Family

Fun with Melissa and Kids Summer 08

I am so glad Melissa came to Missouri and stayed for a month. Once we got baseball over with then we were able to go down to Springfield and spend some time with them. It was fun to get to know their kids better. I can't wait for them to move to Missouri (LOL) One day a bunch of us went to the Springfield Zoo. It was very, very hot!

The kids all especially enjoyed feeding the Giraffes.

Melissa dared anyone who would jump in the Tortoise pen and touch the turtle she would give them $5. Next thing we knew Colton and Hunter had jumped the fence and were sitting on the turtle. Some sirens in town started going off and Melissa said, "Colton the zoo sirens are going off!" He got this worried look on his face and said, "Well then hurry up and take the picture!" He wasn't leaving until he got his picture and his $5!

After the Zoo we went to a park in Springfield. It was really fun. It had water fountains that the kids could play in. We had a picnic lunch and played in the water.

Even Mathias got his toes wet.

Dawson is quite the dancer!

Another day we went to play Miniature golf and to the batting cages at FUN ACRE in Springfield.

We had all the kids pose on one of the decorations in the middle of the course. Then we realized that they were made of FIBERGLASS! Several of the kids itched for the rest of the night!

Old Glory Days Tractor Pull 07/2008

Allen and his students helped put on a Kiddie Tractor pull at Old Glory Days in Clinton. Melissa and her kids came up to see us and Robin and her family met us there. It is actually alot harder than it looks! The further down the line they get the heavier the load on the trailer gets. If you stop you can't get going again. Colton ended up winning 2nd place in his age group.